The Movement for People Affected by Dams (MAB) questions a cut in the income transfer program from the middle of this year for those affected by (MG).
In 2019, the collapse of the dam at the mining company’s Córrego do Feijão mine killed 272 people — three victims have not yet been located.
the government of Minas Gerais and Justice institutions defined that the mining company should deposit R$4.4 billion for the income transfer program (PTR).
Part of the transfers, which are administered by FGV (Fundação Getúlio Vargas), will be cut this year – with the exception of family members of people who died, children and adolescents.
The forecast is that the resources will no longer be transferred to anyone affected from May next year. Today, there are around 155 thousand beneficiaries who receive, monthly, almost R$146 million.
Member of the MAB coordination, Guilherme Camponêz cites the law on populations affected by dams to question the cuts in the program.
The measure, says that families must continue receiving aid until they reach conditions equivalent to those they lived in before the dam collapsed.
“No [rio] In Paraopeba, the contamination continues, there was no recovery of income, there was no individual compensation, collective reparation progressed very little, so this transfer cannot be cut”, he states.
When contacted, Vale stated that the income transfer program was a definitive solution provided for by the emergency payment agreement.
“The PTR was agreed as an ‘obligation to pay’ by Vale, that is, Vale makes the payment and does not participate in the management of resources or the execution of the program”, says the company, in a note.
MAB also questions the management of resources by FGV, an entity that was hired by judicial institutions to manage the fund with the amount deposited in 2021 by Vale.
Camponêz refers to the contract signed at the time, which provided for R$109.5 million for FGV, in addition to receiving 12% of the fund’s income that exceeds the profitability of the savings account. He states that this percentage guaranteed, until last year, an additional R$40 million for the manager.
“It is a resource that is not for repair, and we have not found any documentation nor have we ever heard of an audit regarding this amount of income”, he states.
When contacted, FGV states that it reports to the court on a monthly basis and that it provides a detailed report on its activities, including accounting and financial management of values.
“Regarding the audit provided for in the Notice, we clarify that FGV cannot select or contract an audit on its own activities, but is available to carry it out”, says the note.
The institution also states that it has already transferred R$3.65 billion in resources and that there are still around R$1.8 billion deposited in the fund, which has already yielded more than R$1.5 billion.
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